Hosiery form



g- 1952 I. GOODFELLOW HOSIERY FORM Filed May 24,

[nu e nior Isaac Gooolfe Zlow Patented Aug. 12, 1952 HOSIERY FORM IsaacGoodfellow, Auburn, N; Y., assignorto Shoe Form 00. Inc., Auburn, N. Y.,a corporation of New York Application May 24, 1950, Serial No. 163,912

3 Claims.

This invention relates to hosiery forms and more particularly to aclosure plate for the opening in the bottom of the form, which plateserves to hold the counterbalancing toe weight in position in the formand which is capable of limited adjustment so that it may be used withforms of different heights requiring weights of different sizes.

One attractive type of hosiery forms simulates the foot and leg of aperson standing on tip-toe and it is customary to provide acounterbalancing weight in the toe portion so that the form will standupright without other support. With leg portions of different lengths,weights of different sizes are required and various expedients have beenused for holding these weights in position. It will also be understoodthat the opening in the foot portion of these forms within the inwardlyturned flange of the foot portion should be provided with a closureplate.

One object of the invention is to provide an improved closure platesuitable for use in various heights of forms.

In accordance with a feature of the invention I have provided aone-piece closure plate having an integral, inwardly projecting hump,one surface of which engages and holds the weight in position in thetoe.

Still another feature of th invention resides in a closure plate havinga raised mid portion the edge of which substantially fits the edges ofthe opening in the form and having a marginal portion useful forcementing the closure plate to the form.

Preferably the flange surrounding the raised mid portion is ofsufiicient width so that it will wholly cover the bottom of the formregardless of the adjustment of the closure plate.

These and other features of the invention are shown in the accompanyingdrawings and described in the specification in which Fig. 1 is anangular view of a closure plate and a toe weight with which this closureplate coacts;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a completed hosiery form having a portionof the foot broken away to expose the weight and the closure plate inposition therein.

The illustrated form comprises a leg portion [0 finished at the top bymeans of an inwardly ex- This closure plate is a one-piece constructionhaving an internally extending hump or wedgeshaped inward extension 22.The outer surface of the front portion 24 of the hump coacts with theupright face 26 of a toe Weight 28. The upper surface of the toe weightis shaped to flt the interior of the toe portion of the form while thebottom and rear surfaces are flat. Contacting with the bottom surface ofthe Weight is a midportion 30 constituting the bottom of the closureplate, which portion is raised slightly above the level of the marginalflange l8, while the upright front portion 24 presses against the rearsurface of the toe weight 28 to hold it against the toe portion of theform. Added strength is given to the closure plate by making the hump 22in the form of a wedge so that the upper edge of the upright portion 24is braced by an inclined portion 32 and the ends of the wedge are eachclosed by a stiffening triangular side portion 34 thus making'the wholeclosure dust and liquid proof and making the hump or inward extension 22integral with the bottom portion 30 of the plate. It will be seen thatthe closure with its hump is made up of sheet-like portions ofsubstantially uniform thickness.

These plates are prepared with their marginal flange [8 Wide enough topermit the adjustment necessary to cause the upright surface 24 tocontact with the upright end surfaces 26 of Weights of different sizes,it being understood that the opening is large enough to provide forendwise adjustment of the plate for this purpose. After the plate 28 hasbeen attached by cementing the flange I8 to the flange I6 then anymarginal excess either at the front or rear ends of the plate may betrimmed away to match the contour of the foot portion of the form.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States is:

l. A hosiery form having a leg and foot portion representing those of aperson standing on tip toe, the toe of said form being flattened on itsunder face, a Weight in the toe end of said form shaped on its uppersurface to be received in the form and flattened on its under and rearsurfaces, and a closure plate secured to the flattened under portion ofthe toe, said plate being provided with an integral Wedge-shaped inwardprojection, one portion of said projection engaging the rear end of theweight, thus holding it against the inside of the toe.

2. A hosiery form having an inwardly extending flange around the marginof an opening in the bottom of the toe portion, a closure plate securedto said flange, and a weight substantially fitting the toe portion ofthe form, said closure plate having an integral, wedge-shaped, inwardextension made up of sheet-like portions of substantially uniformthickness and comprising a flat upright portion to engage the rear endof the weight, an inclined rear portion extending from the top of theflat portion to the bottom of the plate, and side portions joining theaforementioned portions to the bottom of the plate.

3. A hosiery form representing the leg and foot of a person standing ontip toe, said form having an integral one-piece wall terminating at thebottom of the form in an inwardly extending flange forming a flatsupporting surface and leaving a bottom opening, a weight in the toe portion of the form, and a closure plate having a 4 raised mid portionsubstantially fitting the edges of the opening and a marginal portionsecured to said flange, said plate having a projection within saidflange extending inwardly from the plate to engage the rear end of theweight and hold it in the toe portion of the form, said projection beingintegral with the plate and offering no opening into the interior of theform.

ISAAC GOODFELLOW.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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